Patents by Inventor Katsunori Noto

Katsunori Noto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Arrangement and construction of crew protective device for automobile
    Publication number: 20030209891
    Abstract: A structure of arranging an vehicle occupant protecting apparatus for an automotive vehicle, which can prevent a pillar garnish from scattering when an air bag installed in a front pillar portion is expanded, is provided. An air bag 16 is housed within a space formed by a front pillar main body 38 and a pillar garnish 40 in a front pillar portion 20. When the air bag 16 expands, the pillar garnish 40 is pressed by an expanding pressure of the air bag 16, so that an opening for expanding the air bag 16 is formed between the front pillar main body 38 and the pillar garnish 40, and the air bag 16 expands into a vehicle cabin through the opening. Since a non-expanding portion is formed at the air bag 16 and a hinge portion 46 is formed at the pillar garnish 40, the expanding pressure applied to the pillar garnish 40 when the air bag 16 expand is low, so that the pillar garnish 40 can be easily opened through the hinge portion 46.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Yasushi Kubota, Masamichi Aono, Goro Takahashi, Takuya Ohtsuka, Minoru Shibata, Yutaka Nagai, Hiroyuki Tajima, Fumitake Kobayashi, Hiroki Nakajima, Chiharu Totani, Tadao Tanaka, Katsunori Noto
  • Arrangement and construction of crew protective device for automobile
    Patent number: 6565117
    Abstract: A structure of arranging an vehicle occupant protecting apparatus for an automotive vehicle, which can prevent a pillar garnish from scattering when an air bag installed in a front pillar portion is expanded, is provided. An air bag 16 is housed within a space formed by a front pillar main body 38 and a pillar garnish 40 in a front pillar portion 20. When the air bag 16 expands, the pillar garnish 40 is pressed by an expanding pressure of the air bag 16, so that an opening for expanding the air bag 16 is formed between the front pillar main body 38 and the pillar garnish 40, and the air bag 16 expands into a vehicle cabin through the opening. Since a non-expanding portion is formed at the air bag 16 and a hinge portion 46 is formed at the pillar garnish 40, the expanding pressure applied to the pillar garnish 40 when the air bag 16 expand is low, so that the pillar garnish 40 can be easily opened through the hinge portion 46.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Kubota, Masamichi Aono, Goro Takahashi, Takuya Ohtsuka, Minoru Shibata, Yutaka Nagai, Hiroyuki Tajima, Fumitake Kobayashi, Hiroki Nakajima, Chiharu Totani, Tadao Tanaka, Katsunori Noto
  • Arrangement and construction of crew protective device for automobile
    Publication number: 20020024202
    Abstract: A structure of arranging an vehicle occupant protecting apparatus for an automotive vehicle, which can prevent a pillar garnish from scattering when an air bag installed in a front pillar portion is expanded, is provided. An air bag 16 is housed within a space formed by a front pillar main body 38 and a pillar garnish 40 in a front pillar portion 20. When the air bag 16 expands, the pillar garnish 40 is pressed by an expanding pressure of the air bag 16, so that an opening for expanding the air bag 16 is formed between the front pillar main body 38 and the pillar garnish 40, and the air bag 16 expands into a vehicle cabin through the opening. Since a non-expanding portion is formed at the air bag 16 and a hinge portion 46 is formed at the pillar garnish 40, the expanding pressure applied to the pillar garnish 40 when the air bag 16 expand is low, so that the pillar garnish 40 can be easily opened through the hinge portion 46.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Yasushi Kubota, Masamichi Aono, Goro Takahashi, Takuya Ohtsuka, Minoru Shibata, Yutaka Nagai, Hiroyuki Tajima, Fumitake Kobayashi, Hiroki Nakajima, Chiharu Totani, Tadao Tanaka, Katsunori Noto
  • Arrangement and construction of crew protective device for automobile
    Patent number: 6333515
    Abstract: A structure of arranging an vehicle occupant protecting apparatus for an automotive vehicle, which can prevent a pillar garnish from scattering when an air bag installed in a front pillar portion is expanded, is provided. An air bag 16 is housed within a space formed by a front pillar main body 38 and a pillar garnish 40 in a front pillar portion 20. When the air bag 16 expands, the pillar garnish 40 is pressed by an expanding pressure of the air bag 16, so that an opening for expanding the air bag 16 is formed between the front pillar main body 38 and the pillar garnish 40, and the air bag 16 expands into a vehicle cabin through the opening. since a non-expanding portion is formed at the air bag 16 and a hinge portion 46 is formed at the pillar garnish 40, the expanding pressure applied to the pillar garnish 40 when the air bag 16 expand is low, so that the pillar garnish 40 can be easily opened through the hinge portion 46.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Kubota, Masamichi Aono, Goro Takahashi, Takuya Ohtsuka, Minoru Shibata, Yutaka Nagai, Hiroyuki Tajima, Fumitake Kobayashi, Hiroki Nakajima, Chiharu Totani, Tadao Tanaka, Katsunori Noto